My CD/DVD Digipak

This is the final design for my digipak, although it looks simple there are separate things that are also added in, for example the CD insert is double sided, allowing space for both the CD and the DVD. The opposite panel is a simple insert yet also folds out to be the poster used for magazine articles, giving the buyer even more. The track listings are borrowed from the bands album Riot! I chose to use this as it was pre-existing and is the original album that the song, 'We Are Broken', is from. I also chose to keep the title of the whole digipak as the title of the song I used for my video, this is so the audience can relate to an already released song and it will be more recognisable in shops.

I feel that the design for my digipak is consistent as it is all featured around people looking over the water, the front cover image shows a couple and a friend who is 'broken' away, keeping with the theme of the song title too.

My Magazine Poster

For my magazine poster I previously analysed existing ones and took the most common and successful aspects to include in my poster. I used a bold front for the band name, the swirly design breaks it up and makes it blend in with the picture more. I then used a smaller different font for the digipak name, description and release date. The background picture, although not based around the title of the digipak still fits with the main design of it.

Kids In Glass Houses Digipak Analysis

The digipak for Kids in Glass Houses is made up of a regular CD case with a double sided CD holder for the DVD as well. The outer sleeve is made of cardboard and is beige featuring a pink shoe, the colour pink and style of design is consistent with the rest of the digipak and matches the pop punk sound of the band.

                                                      Outer sleeve - made of cardboard

The main colours used in the design are pink and green with the basic outer cover being beige. These colours, although rather different, work well to make the album cover stand out.

Inside, both of the discs are designed to be like old vinyl discs both being distinguished by the colours featured on them, again pink and green, tying them in with the rest of the digipak.

The back cover is very simple and is different on the main CD case cover and the back of the outer sleeve. The main case features a list of the track names in a block capital font and written in white on a green background, the bonus content is also listed, making the buyer aware of what they are getting for their money. The back of the outer sleeve, however, is cream and the font is featured in pink. The titles are fanned around the lollipop also used on the front of the main case, making a link between both.

All of the things featured on both the main casing and the outer sleeve are things that are used to attract an audience, the shoe on the outer casing will mainly attract females where are the seductive sketch featured on the inner case will attract more of a male audience. The font used for the band name looks fun and different, putting the first letters of the world in larger capitals makes them stand out more yet the use of matching colours to the rest of the digipak makes sure that it doesn't look out of place.

Inner case - front

Magazine Poster Analysis'

Babyshambles – Oh! What A Lovely Tour

The main features of this advert are that it is red and old looking with a vintage font design. This attracts attention as it is different to other adverts that use bold colours and fonts to attract their audience. It looks as though it is printed on card and had been worn through time whereas it would actually be printed on the paper of the magazine; this is another way in which it would attract the eye of the reader.

The Verve – Love Is Noise

This poster uses a simple and bright design to attract the reader, having the band and album name in the middle and lightest part of the poster means it is the first bit the reader will see, this immediately tells them the band name and keeps them intrigued to read the rest of it. There is a slight hint of the colour purple within the poster, breaking up the dark colours of grey and yellow.

The Best Of The Vines

The main feature in this poster is the decorative design around the text, they are immediately connected. The text is in a plain white simple section of the poster and at a diagonal angle, this breaks up the simplicity of the poster and makes the reader more intrigued. The poster also advertises a bonus track, this is a technique used to entice buyers as they feel they are getting more for their money.